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Environment
China’s Threatened Waters: Video Series Screening and Discussion on Wetland Destruction and Other Vulnerable Waterways in China
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. presents a video series discussion.
Water and Land: Changing Landscapes and Diminishing Resources in China
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University presents a talk "Water and Land: Changing Landscapes and Diminishing Resources in China" by Ling Zhang on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 1:15pm to 9:00pm.
Increasing Oil Demand in China-Rising Risks and International Consequences
Columbia University's Elizabeth Wishnick will be speaking at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Confronting Climate Change: What Can the U.S. and Japan Contribute to Creating Sustainable Societies?
A discussion circling around the recent natural disasters in our world and how the U.S., China and Japan must contribute to the future of sustainable change.
China's Coming Water Crisis
One dilemma shared by both China and California is the increased scarcity of water owing to poor resource management and climate change. Dai Qing, one of China's most remarkable public intellectuals and a long-time activist on environmental issues, will explore how China's coming water crisis will affect its economic and political future.
China Nuclear Power Industry: A Comparative Study
The Department of Nuclear Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley hosts Jun Li who will talk about the past, present and future of the China nuclear market and industry, as well as the comparison against its counterparts in the US, Japan, France and South Korea.
'Resource Diplomacy' Under Hegemony: The Roots of Sino-American Conflict in the 21st Century
David Zweig, Associate Dean of the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology speaks on Sino-American Conflict in the 21st Century.
Split Enforcement: How Central Local Relations Affect Pollution Law Enforcement in China
University of California, Los Angeles Asia Institute hosts a talk with Benjamin van Rooij
Rising China: Economic, Geopolitical, Environmental, and Cultural Dimensions of China's (re)Emergence as a Global Superpower
Faculty Development Workshop: "Rising China: Economic, Geopolitical, Environmental, and Cultural Dimensions of China's (re)Emergence as a Global Superpower", Slippery Rock University, October 4-6, 2012
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Featured Articles
January 4, 2024
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?